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Media Advisory: Get Out The Vote Campaign Rally
On Monday, October 27, 2008, the Chicago office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will join elected representatives, state legislators, immigrant advocate partners, new voters, and volunteers to celebrate the success of ICIRR's (Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and refugee rights) voter registration drive and launch the Get out the Vote Campaign.
Press Release: Police Investigating Vandalism and Possible Hate Crime Against Chicago-Area Mosque
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations announced today that the Islamic Foundation mosque of Villa Park was vandalized Thursday for the fourth time in less than two months.
Media Advisory: Illinois Muslims to Mark End of Ramadan with Communal Prayers
On Wednesday, October 1* , the Muslim community in America will celebrate the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan with communal prayers around the country. (Ramadan is the month on the Muslim lunar calendar during which Muslims abstain from food, drink and other physical needs from the break of dawn to sunset.)
Press Release: New Website Challenges Anti-Muslim Election ‘Gimmick’
The Hate Hurts America Multifaith Community Coalition (HHA), a group of religious and civic organizations seeking to challenge hate speech in our society, today announced that it has launched a website as a positive response to the anti-Muslim bigotry used in an ongoing multi-million-dollar campaign to influence the presidential election.
Press Release: Chicago Public School 6th Grader Called Terrorist by Teacher
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today will attend a meeting between the Chicago Board of Education and the family of a 6th grader who was singled out and ridiculed by his teacher in class.
Press Release: CAIR-Chicago Mourns Passing of “America’s Imam,” W. Deen Mohammad
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today mourned the passing of one of America’s greatest spiritual leaders, the Honorable al-Imam Warith Deen Mohammed.
Press Release: Muslim’s Resignation Part of Marginalization Campaign
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said today that the resignation of a recently-appointed Muslim community liaison for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is symptomatic of a nationwide effort by Islamophobes who seek to deny Muslims access to the political process.
Press Release: CAIR-Chicago Speaks Out Against Anti-Muslim Innuendo
The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today denounced the anti-Muslim smear campaign behind the resignation of Mazen Asbahi, the Obama campaign’s national Muslim liaison. The attacks against Asbahi ironically linked him to mainstream Muslim personalities and groups that were falsely described as “fundamentalist”.
Media Advisory: 100 Muslim High School Students Join ‘Constructive Citizenship’ Initiative
On Sunday, July 27th, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will sponsor MYLS Summer 2008 where 100 Muslim high school students will gather for a weekend leadership symposium. The program is designed to inspire Muslim youth to leverage their faith values towards constructive citizenship that benefits community and country.
Media Advisory: CAIR-Chicago to Host Workshop at Minority Media Convention
On Saturday, July 26, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), in cooperation with New Islamic Directions, will co-sponsor a workshop for journalists, titled "Presumption of Guilt: Media Treatment and Coverage of Muslims in America," at the UNITY '08 convention.
Media Advisory: CAIR-Chicago to Sponsor Blood Drive
On Thursday, July 17, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), in cooperation with other organizations, will co-sponsor its fourth biannual blood drive at the Downtown Islamic Center in Chicago, Ill.
Press Release: Chicago Court Grants Muslim Man Citizenship After Six Year Delay
The Northern District Court of Illinois today granted a Chicago Muslim man his citizenship after the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) filed a lawsuit against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for its delay in processing the application.
Press Release: IL Official Apologizes for Using Fake ‘Mosque’ in Drill
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today thanked an Illinois law enforcement official who apologized for using a fake “mosque” in a recent emergency preparedness drill.
Press Release: CAIR: Storming of Illinois 'Mosque' Sends Wrong Message
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today said an emergency preparedness drill in Illinois, in which a fake "mosque" was stormed by law enforcement authorities, sends the "wrong message" that all Islamic houses of worship may be potential security threats.
Media Advisory: Chicago Coalition to Protest Boeing ‘Torture Flights’
On Monday, April 28, the Coalition to Ground Torture Flights will hold a protest and news conference at the annual Boeing shareholder’s meeting to demand that the company respond to allegations that it is an active participant in so-called “torture flights.”
Press Release: CAIR-Chicago Hosts Successful Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) is proud to announce the success of its first official Muslim Youth Leadership Symposium (MYLS), a program designed to inspire Muslim youth to leverage their faith values towards constructive citizenship that benefits community and country.
Media Advisory: CAIR-Chicago to Hold 4th Annual Banquet
On Saturday, February 23, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will commemorate its work in championing civil rights and advocating on behalf of Muslim Americans with its fourth annual banquet, themed “American Muslims: Defining Ourselves.”
Press Release: CAIR Calls on the Bush Administration to Prevent Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the Bush adminstration to immediately intervene to put an end to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.